Closure



P. PAPPAS.

CLOSURE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 29. 192:.

1,418,201 Patented May 30, 1922.

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Application filed October 29, 1921. Serial No. 511,262.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER PAPPAS, a c1ti- .zen of the United States,residing at No.

369 West Merchant Street, in the city of Kankakee, in the county ofKankakee and State of Illinois, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Closures, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to closures and more particularly to a drainattachment for cabinet and other closures.

An important object of the invention is to provide a means wherebywater, dirt and other foreign matter may be effectually prevented fromentering the cabinet and drippin upon the contents thereof when the topsur ace is washed.

A further object of the invention is to furnish a device of the abovementioned character which is neat and. attractive in appearance, highlyefficient in use and which may be cheaply manufactured.

These and other objects are attained by means of a novel combination andarrangement of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed and inorder that the same may be better understood, reference is had to theaccompanying drawing forming a part of this specification and in whichthe invention is shown applied to an ice cream cabinet.

In the drawing,

Figure 1 is a cross-section of an ice cream cabinet showing my inventionapplied to the closure thereof;

Fig. 2' is a plan view of a portion of a cabinet top with the lid open,showing the ap plication of the invention, and

Fig 3 is a perspective view of the drain attachment removed.

Referring specifically to the drawing, wherein like reference charactersdesignate like parts throughout the several views, 5 denotes anice-cream cabinet having a top 6 and holding an ice-cream can 7, I haveillu'strated a cabinet holding only one can but the invention isadaptable to all types of ice-cream cabinets holding a plurality of canssuch as are used in soda fountains and stores. The cabinet itself formsno part of the present invention and therefore will not be described indetail. The lid 6 has an annular opening 8 located above the ice-cream Ican 7, and this opening may be provided with a hinged cover 9 althoughany other desired type of cover may be used. The opening 8 has fittedtherein at its under face,

an annularring 10 having an integral upstanding fiange 11, the said ringbeing L- shaped in cross-section. The ring 10 may be fitted to the underface of the cabinet top 6 in any approved manner but I have illustratedit as being attached by means of screws 12 passing through holes 12 1nthe edge of the ring and entering the cabinet top 6 as clearly shown inFig. 1. A rubber gasket 13 is provided to insure a tight fit,thuspreventing any leakage. A drain pipe 1% is shown attached to thering 10 for draining off any water, grease, etc., which may have seepedunder the cover 9 and into the gutter formed by the ring 10 and the wallof the opening 8. I

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided a device whichis readily adaptable to ice-cream cabinet closures and to all otherclosures having an opening therein and, a lid or cover for such opening.My invention permits the washing of the top of the cabinet withoutdanger of soapy water, dirt or grease, getting into the icecream can.The diameter of the upturned flange 11 of the ring 10 is slightly lessthan that of the opening 8 so that all drippings that get under thecover 9 will be caught by the ring 10 and conveyed through the draintube 14: to the ice compartment of the cabinet. The ring 10 takes uponly a very little space in the opening 8 of thetop 6 and does notinterfere with the dipping out of icecream from the can 7.

lVhile I have described. the preferred embodiment of my invention itwill be understood that it is capable of many changes and modificationswithin the spiritand scope of the appended claims I claim:

1. The combination with a closure having an opening therein and a covertherefor; of a gutter attachment in said opening.

2. The combination with a closure having an opening therein and a covertherefor; of a gutter attachment in said opening and means forseci'uringsaid gutter attachment in the opening.

3. The combination with a closure having an opening therein and a covertherefor; of a gutter attachment in said opening and a drain for saidgutter attachment.

4. The combination with a closure having an opening therein and a covertherefor; of a gutter attachment in said opening, means for securingsaid gutter attachment in said opening and :1V drain for the gutterattachopening; means for securing the ring in the ment. opening and adrain for said ring.

5. The combination with a closure having In testimony whereof I. aflixmy signature. 10

an opening therein and a cover therefor; of PETER PAPPAS.

an annular ring substantially L-shaped in Witnesses:

cross-section and forming with the Wall of ISABELLE GiRARD,

=the. openinguwgutter {around the edge of the WV J. LAMARRE.

